New Ulm weekly review., 1887-11-23
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

ing an aSleSlan Well was let TO swan
& Co. Work VIII commence Dec L.
An "admission as one state con.
vention" is called to meet at Aber-
deem, Dec. 15-wlth delegates from
every county: Parties in interest are
canvassing the territory.
Pensions granted to citizens of Da-
kota-Original: John N. Frame, Oris-
ka; VIM. f. Richards. Madison. In
crease, Edward Standefield, Gladstone;
Timothy Peters, Alexandria. Reissue
and increase: Harrison w. Prescott,
Mapleton.
A prominent druggist at Faulkton,
DR.. Hurd, was adiudged insane by che
board Of insanity, and placed in Jail
until the Yankton insane asylum can
receive him.
Nicholas Hoffman, a saloonkeepsr
in Sioux Falls, had his skull fractured
by being struck with a stone thrown
by man named Fischer.
A jail delivery at East Grand Forks
was prevented by the timely discovery
OF the dertaking by Deputy Sheriff
Dwyer. Two prisoners awaiting trial
Tor highway robbery had nearly effect
ed a means OF exit through the roof
of the building.
At Aberdeen a fellow named Ben
son assaulted a man named Wakefield
and pounded him severely with a
sharp stone. Wakefield agreed to
give up his money if let up, but when
ON his ieet drew q revolver. Benson
was arrested. He is charged with as
sault with deadly weapon and held
for trial in $500 bonds.
Maj. F. Howe, the Dakota rustler
and politician, will 60 to the mouth
of the Orinoco the latter part OF .he
month to look after the interests OF g.
company, largely made up OF Aber-
deem men, who have the lumber mo-
nopoly Of a large district ceded by the
government of Uruguay.
The Grand opera house at Water
town was opened by the Emma Alb
bott Opera company.
Judge Edgerton OF Mitchell has been
invited to represent Dakota on the
committee which goes to Washington
II December to secure the Republican
convention for Minneapolis.
The United States grand jury was
discharged at Yankton after return
ing but two indictments against Chas
Malloy. OF Burbank, and w. H. Pot
ter, ofCanton, for violating the United
States postal laws.
At Woonsocket, Howelps livery
barn burned to the ground, also two
adjoining buildings occupied as resi-
dences, and two old saloon buildings
used as storerooms for grain. Nc
Cauly 4 Mellen's paint shop was torn
down to check the fire.
Aberdeen city has secured the per-
manent location of the territorial
Farmer's Alliance. J. B. Waglemath,
the purchasing agent, has removed his
family to that city, and George B..
Crosse, president, will go there inn
mediately after the annual meeting OF
the alliance.
A destructive fire broke out at the
Cheyenne River Indian agency, Fort
Bennett. Before it was brought un-
der control all the quarters were de-
strcved. One hundred tons OF coal,
a large portion Of the Indian anruities.
all the hay at the agency, agricultural
Elements used by the Indians and
nine head OF horses were also burned.
Loss, 100000. The fire was started
by an Indian named Jaming Dog,
who had been confined in the guard
house.
The}Watertown Daily Chronicle, by
Kennedy, Fuller, & Co., has made its
first appearance.
In the district court at Sioux Falls
Judge Spencer presiding, Cornelius
Lyon recovered virdict of $l,lOO
upon a dishonored policy OF the In
surance Company OF Dakota OF that
city.
At Millbank, the case of Tunnel
Bros. VS.. the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railroad Company, in the
Injunction suit brought to restrain
the company from building the dam
to secure a sufficient water supply.
was dismissed on the application OF
w. H. Norris, the solicitor for the
company.
Thieves broke into a Scandinavian
boarding house at Yankton and rob.
tso George Redfen, q lodger, of $3.50
inmoney and notes and mortgages
amounting to $4,000 more Other
dodgers lost small sums of money and
:iewelry.
Thomas Lowry, president OF the
Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern
road, has notified interested parties
.at Aberdeen that he .ltss succeeded in
floating, through Drexel, Morgan &
Co., bonds on $50 miles OF road in
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